Recipe: Re: Summer Brunch Menu/Recipes

Sara:

Congratulations on your brother's wedding. An afternoon brunch sounds lovely. You could have a beautiful spread with lots of refrigerated salads of varied types. Veggie and fruit platters are also very popular and can be made ahead. Be sure you provide some salads appropriate for non-meat eaters.

You might also serve ingredients for sandwiches, maybe using pita bread for a change. In addition to sliced ham, cheese, etc. you could serve some pre-made sandwich fillings like the one I am posting below.

I found this while surfing. I'll look for some more. :-)

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CHICKEN WALDORF PITAS WITH CURRIED YOGURT SAUCE
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Ingredients:
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Curried Yogurt Sauce
2 whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned, cooked and cubed
1/2 cup Italian dressing
1 medium green apple, cubed
1/4 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
3 tblsp raisins
2 avocados, seeded, peeled and cubed
4 pita breads, halved
8 pieces curly greenleaf lettuce
Cherry tomatoes, optional

Instructions:
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Prepare Curried Yogurt Sauce. Marinate chicken in Italian dressing 4 to
8 hours. Stir in apple, celery, almonds and raisins. Add Curried
Yogurt Sauce. Gently fold in avocados. Place lettuce in pita halves
and fill with chicken mixture. Garnish with tomatoes.

Curried Yogurt Sauce:
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1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/2 to 1 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp mace

Stir ingredients together.